Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust will pilot a digital booking system after trialling a ‘choice booking’ process for outpatient appointments this year.
The ‘choice booking’ approach, which has been used for more than 2,000 ‘follow-up’…
The accelerated rollout of the NHS App has saved 1.5 million appointments and helped cut waiting times for patients, according to the data published by the Department of Health and Social Care.
Through the app,…
Drones could be deployed for NHS deliveries under new UK regulations planned for 2026, which would allow flights beyond visual line of sight (BVLOS) limit.
This would unlock long-distance missions across hard-to-reach areas, allowing drones…
An app has been launched to support people with the emotional distress of witnessing someone suffer an out-of-hospital cardiac arrest (OHCA).
A one-year pilot of the RescQ app began on 17 April 2025 in Essex…
Figures from NHS England show that the number of practices which patients can join online has more than doubled in the last 12 months, with more than 6,150 practices supporting registration through the NHS…
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Professor Jim Khan and the da Vinci Xi robot (Credit: Portsmouth Hospitals University NHS Trust)
The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) has approved the use of 11 robotic surgery systems in…
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The ABHI US Accelerator’s 2025 cohort. (Credit: ABHI)
The Association of British HealthTech Industries (ABHI) has announced the eighth cohort of its flagship US accelerator programme, which will see 21 UK digital health companies…
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The problem with new, improved software is that the NHS’s creaky hardware can’t cope with it, writes chief clinical information officer (CCIO) Martin Farrier
Hrdwre is becoming rel problem.
Sorry, give me a moment I’ll…
NHS England has launched a ‘ping and book’ pilot project which uses the NHS App to invite participants to their breast screening appointments.
Between December 2024 and February 2025, three breast screening offices (BSOs) in…
The Royal Borough of Greenwich has launched a digital health and care technology service to help residents stay safe and independent at home.
From April 2025, the service will bring technology such as video doorbells,…
